The 2012 GLIAC Football Media Day Website Launches

Aug 15, 2012

BAY CITY, Mich. - The Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) unveiled its 2012
preseason poll and season preview in conjunction with the launch of
a special website on Wednesday (Aug. 15).

The 2012 GLIAC Football Media Day Website went live at 10 a.m.
(EDT) on Wednesday morning and includes information on the upcoming
campaign with video comments from respective head coaches, video
highlights of top returning players and links to team media guides
and information in addition to the preseason poll. The GLIAC
Football media guide and record book were also published to the
site.

Additionally, the League's annual preseason preview is featured,
written by Sandy Gholston.

This year marks the third-straight season in which the league
has launched a media day website to promote the conference. Each
head coach filmed a short video segment discussing their respective
teams and the upcoming season.

The website, which was created by Presto Sports, will be
available live online through the official conference website at www.gliac.org.

The 2012 GLIAC football season officially kicks off with seven
non-conference games on Thursday, Aug. 30. One game will be
played on Friday, Aug. 31, while four other games will be contested
on Saturday, Sept. 1.

The league schedule begins the following week on Saturday, Sept.
8. The final week of GLIAC regular-season play will take
place on Saturday, Nov. 10.

Three GLIAC teams are ranked in the 2012 American Football
Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches’ Poll with
2011 Division II runner-up Wayne State University ranked
fifth. Grand Valley State University is ranked seventh in the
poll while Hillsdale College is ranked 17th in the nation.

Three other GLIAC teams were listed in the "Others Receiving
Votes" category including Saginaw Valley State University,
Ashland University and Michigan Technological University. That is a
snapshot of the strength of the GLIAC on the national level as the
start of the 2012 season is just around the corner.